RetroJapanese Fabric Dress and High Heel Shoes

[aimeekitty]

HIGH HEEL SHOES
Ok, I want to know the dirty secret.

ladies, do high-heel shoes hurt your feet?
Ie, when you wear those oh-so-fashionable-gorgeous shoes, a couple hours later, do your feet hurt bad? Do you get blisters?

I feel like I must have some kind of un-woman-like problem because I see so many women wearing high-heels almost daily and on style-blogs they talk about how much they love their shoes and how they're going to buy this hot pair of high-heel shoes. I see those shoes and think, "even if I'm going to a movie in that, where I will be sitting most of the time, the minimal amount of walking required to go to the movie, and to walk to a restaurant afterwards would be really not-lovely." (and then for 2 days I have a blister) Is this just because I'm really tall, so there's more pressure on my feet?

IMHO, it's not "HOT" to wear gorgeous heels but be limping around. Yet, I still wear high-heels.

Is there some secret? I don't buy cheapo heels either. I try to buy quality comfortable shoes. (shoe at left from Irregular Choice.)

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So I just got the new catalog from anthropologie and this dress was on the cover. Right away the bright pink and red (and the simple and large button closure) appealed to me.

I immediately thought of retro Japanese fabrics.... regrettably the shape of the dress leaves something to be desired. (rather bag-like isn't it?) $130+ for a bag! :(

It'd be much more flattering in a more defined shape like this, this, or this ...(plus the cute button opening.... be even cuter with that button opening and a contrasting white bib.)

Some examples of what I mean by retro japanese fabric:

kimono outfit(left) made by Kelly and doll-fabric shift (right) made by Atelier Momoni, fabric swatch from Fabric Tales.

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now off to FIDM!

Comments

[binsybaby.livejournal.com]

I WISH I could wear heels comfortably, but alas.

I have two pairs of heels at the moment, and they hardly see the light of day.
My leg muscles just can't cope with them. I've been told that walking in heels is physically just like running in flats. I don't know if that is true, but it feels true!
Also, even short-ish heels feel quite high to me. Maybe my ankles wobble too easily, but I just can't get comfortable with the extra height!